Should we restrict speech that glorifies violence and murder?

I say no.

But , if political hacks ever do it, they would make a loophole for "art".. and all of Hollywood would remain untouched.

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No idea why TV and Hollywood gets a pass when it comes to gun violence

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Should we restrict speech that glorifies violence and murder?

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Thoughts like this sound good in theory because you operate under the assumption of what you consider "glorifies violence". Remember, there are people in this country who think that enforcing laws that are currently on the books, or the National Anthem, Pledge of Allegiance, Old Glory itself, etc. is oppressive. I don't think it's a reach to assume that if a restriction on the 1A were ever enacted, it would quickly transform to cover issues that you would have never considered--all under the guise of "glorifying violence".

As Milton Friedman said (roughly) who would you trust to make those decisions?

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No idea why TV and Hollywood gets a pass when it comes to gun violence.

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Because the motion picture association is a bunch of prudes. Killing and violence we can get by with PG-13. But you show one nipple...

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Hollywood should remove all guns, violence and sexual harassment

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Yes they should. That would be the moral thing to do.

Unfortunately Hollywood is big business and less concerned about morality than the bottom line. Sex, violence, and in particular violent sex sells, and generates the long green.

Nat Hentoff

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Nathan Irving "Nat" Hentoff (June 10, 1925 – January 7, 2017) was an American historian, novelist, jazz and country music critic, and syndicated columnist for United Media. Hentoff was a columnist for The Village Voice from 1958 to 2009.[1] Following his departure from The Village Voice, Hentoff became a senior fellow at the Cato institute, continued writing his music column for The Wall Street Journal, which published his works until his death. He often wrote on First Amendment issues, vigorously defending the freedom of the press.

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While at one time a long-time supporter of the American Civil Liberties Union, Hentoff became a vocal critic of the organization in 1999 for its advocacy of government-enforced university and workplace speech codes.[30] He served on the board of advisors for the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, another civil liberties group.[31] Hentoff's book Free Speech for Me—But Not for Thee outlines his views on free speech and excoriates those whom he feels favor censorship "in any form.

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Hentoff was about as pro-free speech as you can get. He even opposed libel laws.

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Hollywood makes billions off showing gun violence.

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I don’t go to the movies, but I am so damned jacked up about the new “Death Wish” movie opening next month! I used to love Charles Bronson movies, and the Dirty Harry series.

The last movie I paid to see was “Finding Nemo,” when my daughter was a little kid. I am going to break my 14 year streak to see “Death Wish.”